Actor/Wrestler Dwayne Johnson On Political Ambitions And What Donald Trump Taught Him (He’s Right!)
Posted at 2:15 pm on April 5, 2018 by Susan Wright
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“What I’m sensing now is that we have to pivot back to people who have a deep-rooted knowledge of American history and politics and experience in policy and how laws get made. I think that pivot has to happen,” the “Rampage” star tells Rolling Stone in an interview published this week.
“I think in a lot of people’s minds, what Trump has proved is that anybody can run for president,” says the WWE wrestler-turned-box office star, who’s flirted over the years with his own political bid. “And in a lot of people’s minds, what he’s also proved is that not everybody should run for president.”
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Johnson goes on to say that, like many – myself included – he chose neither of the two liberals (or that one, stoned “Aleppo” dude) running for office. In fact, he abstained.
“At the time, I just felt like it was either vote for the [candidate] I thought would make a better president than the other, even though I would rather have someone else, or not vote at all.”
“I wrestled back and forth with it. We were on the set of ‘Jumanji’ in Hawaii, and it really was like calling on the gods. Give me the answer. Ultimately, it was [to not vote],” he said.
He added that that’s the last time he will remain silent, out of dissatisfaction with the choices. He intends to be more vocal by the time 2020 rolls around.
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